by emottawa | Jan 5, 2015 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4.5/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 Chatterjee S, Chakraborty A, Weinberg I, Kadakia M, Wilensky RL, Sardar P, Kumbhani DJ, Mukherjee D, Jaff MR, Giri J. JAMA. 2014 Jun 18;311(23):2414-21. Article Link This...
by emottawa | Dec 22, 2014 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5 Usefulness Score: 4/5 Margaretten ME, Kohlwes J, Moore D, Bent S. JAMA. 2007 Apr 4;297(13):1478-88. Abstract Link This 2007 systematic review found that (aside from specific clinical scenarios),...
by emottawa | Dec 15, 2014 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 PEITHO Investigators. N Engl J Med. 2014 Apr 10;370(15):1402-11. Article Link This multicentre double blind RCT focused on patients with submassive pulmonary embolism and the use of...
by emottawa | Dec 8, 2014 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Landmark Series Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 4.5/5 Righini M, et al. JAMA. 2014 Mar 19;311(11):1117-24 Full Article This prospective multicenter European prospective cohort study found that using age-adjusted...
by emottawa | Dec 1, 2014 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Landmark Series Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 4.5/5 Kline JA, et al. J Thromb Haemost. 2008 May;6(5):772-80. Full Article In this prospective multicenter validation study, the PERC rule was found to have a sensitivity of 97.4% (CI...
